Antisiphon ball cock valve



Oct. 22, 1946. Q OWEN$- 2,409,890 i ANTISIPHON BALL COCK VALVE Filed Aug. 6, 1945 /vg/.u v.51 ,t 2j i 20% a e; ,20 l 9 37 INVENToR.

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Patented Oct. 22, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,409,890 .enfrlsnnoN BALL lcook VALVE Jesse C. Owens, Los Angeles, Calif. Application August 6, 1943, Serial No. 497,602

4 Claims.

My invention relates to an anti-Siphon ball cock valve to be used for the :flushing of toilet tanks and the construction herein illustrated and described is an improvement on the Siphonic valve forming the subject matter of United States Letters Patent Number 2,290,145, issued to me on July 14, 1942, also the Anti-Siphon, ball cock and silencer illustrated and described in United States Letters Patent Number 2,329,337, issued toLoren E. Criss and myself September 14, 1943.

The principal objects of my present invention are, to generally improve upon and simplify the construction of the valves disclosed in the aforesaid patent and patent application as well as other similar forms of ball cock ushing valves, further to provide simple and efficient means for controlling and silencing the How of Vwater through the valve, and from the latter into the flushing tank, to provide improved means for adjustably regulating the flow of water from the ball cock into the tank particularly, Where conditions oi relatively high pressures exist in thesupply main and further, to provide simple and eloient means which acts automatically and positively, for preventing the siphoning of contaminated water into the ilushing tank and from thence to the supply main.

A further object of my invention is to provide a ball `cock llushing valve wherein a number of the principal parts are formed of water and acid prooi' material such as plastics, hard rubber or the like and the few metal parts being coated with enamel or plastics, thus provided a structure which will not be subject to rust or corrosion.

A further object of -my invention is to provide a simple, practical and eiective one-piece lever which connects the float carryingarm to the valve of the ball cock.

`With the foregoing and other objects in viewr my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical section, with parts in elevation of my improved ball cock flush valve.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section taken on the line 3-3of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modied form of the lever to which the float arm is connected.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional View showing a modi- 2 fled form of the discharge end' of the tube which conducts water from the valve into the tank.

Fig. 7 is a detail section of a further modified form of the water discharge tube which leads from the ball cock.

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of a. resilient latch which may be used with the pivot ofthe iloat arm lever.

Fig. 9 is a detail section of Fig. 8.

Referring by numerals to theV accompanying drawing which illustrates a perferred` embodiment of my invention, I0 designates a tube which extends through and is detachably and adjustably connected to the bottom of the ushing tank T by means of nuts H and a packing ring l2.

Connected to the lower end of tube l ll is a pipe i3 which leads from a main or source of Iwater supply under pressure.

The nut on the inside of the tank is provided with a lateral extension Ul which terminates in an upwardly presented cone shaped lug l5. Tube lil may be formed of metal coated with enamel, plastics or with Iust and corrosion resistant material or said tube may be formedwhdlly 0f plastics, hard rubber or the like, and if so, said tube is formed with external longitudinal ribs 10a to provide rigidity and counteractbending strains. Screw seated on the upper end of tube I il is the main body I6 of the ball cock valve housing, the same having an annular chamber Il, and clamped between the upper` end of tube lil and housing EE is the anged lower end of a nipple l0 formed of porcelain, glass or the like. Just above chamber I 'l and nipple i3, the housing. is shaped to form a short vertically disposed cylinder l 9 in which is arranged to slide, a piston valve which controls the flow of water through the ball cock and projecting upward from the top of this cylinder are spaced ears 20, provided with transversely aligned apertures 2 l.

The piston `valve comprises a lower partl 22, an upper part 23, with a cup washer 24 between said parts and a packing disc 25 of leather, rubber or the like, seated in the underside of lower part 22 and which normally rests on the Aseat provided by the upper end of nipple i8.

The upper portion of lower part 22 which vprotaken on the line 9 9 jects into upper part 23 is provided with a pocket 26 and passing therethrough and through the overlapping portions of parts 22 and 23 is a horizontally disposed pin 21. The coiled portion 28 of a Wire link 29 is mounted 0n the central portion of pin 21 and at the upper end of the link the wire is formed into a pair of horizontally disposed spaced coils 33. These coils receive the ends 3| of a length of wire which is bent to form a lever for the float carrying arm 32, the end of which is threaded as designated by 33 for engagement with loops 34 formed in the wire and from said loops, the wire extends outwardly away from the ears 20 beneath the arm 3| as designated by 35, and a short distance away from said loops 34, the wire is formed into loops or rings 36 through which passes arm 35. From the loo-ps 34, the wire extends outward and is rebent to form short outwardly projecting fingers 31 which enter the apertures 2| in ears 20, thus providing an axis for the float arm lever and from said fingers, the wire is extended downward as designated by 33 to the inwardly presented end portions 3l of said wire, which as above stated, are positioned in the coils 34.

Thus, the link 29 and those portions of the wire lever below the fingers 3l provide, in effect, a toggle arrangement which under the influence of the iloat carried by arm 3l is very effective in maintaining the piston valve on its seat and as the swinging movement of the link is limited in the recess 23 in the piston valve, the pivot point between the upper end of the link and the ends 3l of the wire lever cannot swing past center and thus lock the oat in elevated position.

The advantages of the toggle leverage action just described is more fully set forth in the above referred to Patent No. 2,329,337.

Formed integral with and projecting laterally from the upper portion of housing 13, is a housing 39 having an annular chamber 43 which communicates with chamber Il by means of a throat Il@L and formed through the center of said housing 39 is a vertically disposed threaded opening 4l.

An externally threaded short tube 42 is screw seated in the opening 4l, and formed integral with said tube 42 and concentrically disposed therein is the upper portion of a tube 43, the lower open end of which is disposed around the upper portion of cone l5.

Mounted on the upper end of tube 43 is an umbrella shaped cap 44, same being spaced apart from the open upper end of tube 42. Formed through the wall of tube 43 below the upper end y of tube 42 are apertures 45 which function to admit air into tube 43 to counteract and break any siphonic conditions which may develop in the iiush valve.

Short horizontally disposed ducts 46 formed,

through the walls of tubes 42 and 43 connect chamber 43 with the duct through tube 43 and, small ports 4'! connect the lower portions of said ducts 43 with the annular space between tubes 42 and 43.

Secured within tube 43 just above the ducts 46 is the upper end of a funnel shaped member 48,

the lower end of which terminates below saidV ducts and formed through the wall of this mem` ber is an aperture 43 above which, within said member, is a hood or deflector 53. This'member 43 is for the purpose of directing a jet of water downward through the center of tube 43 during flushing operations and for admitting air to chamber 43 and thereby counteract any siphonic conditions which may arise in the valve. Y

Projecting from the side of housing 39 is a tubular projection 5l, to which is connected one end of the rell tube 52. A jet opening 53 leads from chamber 43 into the chamberf54 Within the projection 5l and formed through the wall of said the latter is positioned above the surface of the water in the tank, all chambers in the valve housings and the upper portions of the tubes l0 and 43 are filled with air.

Should irregular conditions in the supply line or main develop siphonic action tending to draw contaminated water into the tank and from thence backward into the supply pipe, air will enter apertures 45 and pass into chambers 43 and l1 in the valve housings to effectively counteract and break such siphonic action when a flushing action takes place wherein the lowering of the float swings the wire lever on its axis causing the fingers 31 to lift the piston valve from its seat on nipple i8 whereby water under pressure will discharge from said nipple into chamber Il and pass therefrom through throat ll.'a into chamber .40, thence through tube 43 where it discharges from the open end of said tube around and against cone l5 which deects said water outwardly in all directions.

Water from chamber 40 will also flow upwardly through tube 42 between the ducts 46and apor-` tion of this water flows over the open upper end of said tube to strike against cap 44 and thereby be deflected downward over housing 39 and thence downward around tube 43 and at the same time,

the other portion of this water will flow through apertures 45, thence downward through funnelV` lower end of tube 43 and cone I5may be ad-L justed by screwing tube 42, which carries tube43A upwardly or downwardly in the threaded .opene ing 42, such adjustment being necessary in order to enable the valve to function properly where water supplies of different pressures are encountered and particularly, where the pressure is high.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a short tube 43a screw seated on the lower end of tube 43, thus enabling the discharge of water onto the cone and into the tank to be accurately regulated, in relation to the water pressure. Y

In Fig. 'l the cone I5 is shown provided with an upwardly projecting guide rod I5EL which slides through a collar |5b secured within the Vlower portion of tube 43. r

In Fig. 5 I have shown a modified form of float arm lever which is constructed from a'single` piece of thin ribbon-like metal, bent to form parallel members El] with portions of the metal atgthe centers of said members bent towardeach to form transverse walls 6|. 1

Formed on the freeends of the members are members 60, above the stud 62 are fulcrum studs other 5 64 which engage in the bearings 2l in ears 2l). Walls 6l and the connecting wall 65 at the end of the lever are provided with apertures 66 which receive the float carrying arm 3,2.

In Figs. 8 and 9 I have shown means for maintaining the fulcrum fingers 31 in operative position within the bearings 2l and to prevent lost motion between said pins and bearings.

In this construction an open loop 6'! of resilient wire has its ends 63 extended in transverse alignment and said ends, with the fingers 3l, extend into the bearings Zl and rock therein without lost motion.

By compressing open loop 6l, the ends 68 may be drawn toward each other a sufficient distance to enable same to be withdrawn from the bearings or to be inserted therein.

Thus, it will be seen that I have provided an anti-Siphon ball cock valve which is simple in structure, inexpensive of manufacture and very effective in performing its intended functions.

It will be understood. that minor changes in the size, form and construction of my improved ball cock valve may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a uid tank supply pipe, a valve housing mounted thereupon, said housing having primary and secondary chambers and oat controlled valvular means for controlling the ow of water from said supply pipe, a

short tubular member passing vertically through the secondary chamber in said housing, a tube secured to and passing axially through said short tubular member and depending a substantial distance therefrom, the upper portion of said second mentioned tube being spaced apart from said short tube, radial ducts establishing communication between the secondary chamber and the duct through said second mentioned tube, there being ports providing communication between said radial ducts and the chamber within the lower portion of said short and there being ports formed through the wall of the second mentioned tube for establishing communication between the duct through said tube and the chamber in the rst mentioned tube above said radial ducts.

2. The combination set forth in claim 1, with a cap on top of said second mentioned tube above said short tube.

3. rIhe combination set forth in claim l, with a tubular conical deiiector seated in said second mentioned tube, opposite the inner ends of said radial ducts.

4. rIhe combination as set forth in claim l, with a tubular deflector seated in said second mentioned tube opposite the inner ends of said radial ducts, there being a, port formed in the wall of said deector in alignment with one of said radial ducts and a downwardly curved deectolr within said rst mentioned deector above the port therein.

JESSE C. OWENS.

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